Movie · Drama · LGBTQ

Alice is a reclusive writer, resigned to a solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern England while World War II rages across the channel. When she opens her front door one day to find she's to adopt a young London evacuee named Frank, she's resistant. It's not long, however, before the two realize they have more in common in their pasts than Alice had assumed. Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Tom Courtenay star in this intensely emotional story of love's endurance in trying times.

2020 · 1h 39m
Director Jessica Swale

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Alice is a reclusive writer, resigned to a solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern England while World War II rages across the channel. When she opens her front door one day to find she's to adopt a young London evacuee named Frank, she's resistant. It's not long, however, before the two realize they have more in common in their pasts than Alice had assumed. Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Tom Courtenay star in this intensely emotional story of love's endurance in trying times.

COMMON SENSE

Moving, relatable WWII drama about grief and lost love.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.5
Reviews 129
Fresh 101
Rotten 28

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Studio
IFC Films
Released
2020
Run Time
1 hr 39 min
Rated
PG thematic content, some suggestive comments, language, and smoking
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, Ireland
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Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.